9.9% ▼ -16.2%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.8%
- 2016: 10.0%
- 2021: 9.9%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Lane Cove North · Suburb / Locality
Transport & Vehicles in Lane Cove North
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Over half of all working residents in Lane Cove North work from home, making it one of the highest-ranking areas for remote work. This strong shift away from commuting is paired with excellent transit links, including a very short 2-minute walk to the nearest stop.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
About 10% of homes here have no motor vehicle, which is much higher than most similar areas. For those who do own cars, the most common setup is a single vehicle, found in 54.4% of households.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Lane Cove North, 1 vehicle is the majority at 54%; 2 vehicles is next at 30%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home is the dominant choice here at 53.7%, a figure far above the national average of 21%. Public transport use for commuting is also a little above the national figure, with 4.3% of workers using it.
53.7% ▲ +1162.2%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.3%
- 2016: 4.0%
- 2021: 53.7%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
4.3% ▼ -83.1%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 25.2%
- 2016: 28.7%
- 2021: 4.3%
Share of employed people who got to work by train, bus, ferry or tram/light rail as their only method of travel on census day.
Public transport access
Stops, services, routes and how far you can get by public transport.
The area has 44 public transport stops and 19 routes, which are among the largest totals for this level. This results in a very high number of weekly departures per 1,000 people, far above the New South Wales figure.
44
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
3.74
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
Public-transport stops per 1,000 residents — a measure of how densely an area is served (GTFS stops; population from the 2021 Census).
2,467.4
Higher than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
Scheduled weekly public-transport departures from stops in the area, per 1,000 residents — how often transit actually runs, not just whether a stop exists (GTFS schedules for a representative week; population from the 2021 Census).
19
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
52,804
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
How many people live within 30 minutes of the area by public transport + walking on a weekday morning — a measure of how well-connected the area is (computed with R5 over the GTFS schedules + OpenStreetMap network).
168,675
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
How many people live within 45 minutes of the area by public transport + walking on a weekday morning (computed with R5 over the GTFS schedules + OpenStreetMap network).
43
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
Public-transport + walking time, in minutes, from the area to its capital city centre on a weekday morning (R5 over the GTFS schedules + OpenStreetMap network). Blank where no scheduled service connects the area to the city.
Getting around
Walking distance to transport and driving time to the city.
Getting into the city is very efficient, with a drive time of just 11 minutes. This is among the lowest times for similar areas, matched by a very short walk to the nearest transit stop.
2
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Walking time, in minutes, from the centre of the area to the nearest public-transport stop, along the OpenStreetMap pedestrian network (Valhalla). Blank where no stop is within a reasonable walk.
11
Lower than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
Free-flow driving time, in minutes, from the centre of the area to its state/territory capital city centre, along the OpenStreetMap road network (Valhalla). Excludes live traffic.
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
- Public transport timetables (GTFS) — State & territory transport agencies, 2026 (CC BY 4.0 (WA: custom PTA licence)).
- Transit accessibility (GTFS + OpenStreetMap, via R5) — State transport agencies & OpenStreetMap contributors, 2026 (ODbL 1.0 + CC BY).
- Road & path network (OpenStreetMap, via Valhalla) — OpenStreetMap contributors, 2026 (ODbL 1.0).
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in Lane Cove North [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12276/lane-cove-north/topic/transport